The wooden ladder narrowed above us, disappearing into darkness before it reached the bells. Mara, already wearing a helmet, placed one hand on the first rung but did not move. “It looked shorter from the courtyard,” she said. She tested the rung with her toe and began climbing, stopping whenever the timber creaked. Halfway up, she looked down only once. By the time she reached the platform, she was calling back measurements in a clear voice. On the descent, she moved steadily, pausing to point out masons’ marks I had missed. At the bottom, she glanced towards a second ladder. “We should inspect that level as well,” she said, reaching for the clipboard.
From the first three sentences, select one word or phrase that shows Mara’s attitude towards the inspection. From the final three sentences, select one word or phrase that shows her attitude towards the inspection.
Explain how the two words or phrases you selected show that Mara’s attitude changes during the inspection.
232 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.2 Section A: Non-fiction Texts, covering 1.2.1 Focus of Section A, 1.2.2 Reading challenging non-fiction in preparation for the unseen text, 1.2.3 Reading substantial and extended texts, 1.2.4 Skills of interpretation and analysis, 1.2.5 Range of non-fiction forms, 1.2.6 Literary non-fiction text types, 1.2.7 Transient texts excluded from assessment, 1.2.8 The anthology as a supporting resource, and 1.2.9 Digital location of texts. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.